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N578JV

Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A

Valid Electric gliderTexas

N578JV is a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A, a glider with no engine, built in 1988. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Austin, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 19, 2010 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for racing; exhibition, dated December 29, 1988.

Schempp-Hirth: Ventus and Discus with electric self-launch

Aircraft

Maker
Schempp-Hirth (Germany)
Model
DISCUS A
Serial number
233
Type
Glider
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
1988
Transponder code
A76CFD (octal 51666375)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 19, 2010
Expires
May 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing; Exhibition · December 29, 1988
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00198268

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Maag Andrew J
Type
Individual
Address
4101 Sinclair Ave
Austin, TX 78756-3524

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data